Glossary of Terminology

EnGage Player
The term EnGage player (also known as media player) refers to the device that connects to one or more displays and plays back multimedia content on screen. ...
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 1:42 PM
Events
An event is any occurrence in the environment, such as a touch screen press, motion sensor serial port communication or text with an RSS feed. When the event...
Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Filters
A filter is a saved search based on the elements textual data and the attribute set data associated with the element. Filters can be created for sites, play...
Wed, 29 May, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Hierarchy
Within EnGage, each primary entity type is organized in a hierarchy.  This hierarchy can be configured to suit each customer’s business needs. Some primary ...
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 1:57 PM
Hive
The use of hive distributed content enables media players to download multimedia content from other media players on the same local network. Hive also a...
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 6:14 PM
Inter-Player Synchronization
Inter-Player Synchronization is used to synchronize the playback of content across media players on the same local network. Inter-Player Synchronization...
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 6:13 PM
Layout Zone
A layout zone, also referred to as just a "zone",  is a single segment of a layout that can have content programmed independently of other zones. A...
Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Media player
The term media player (also known as EnGage Player) refers to the device that connects to one or more displays and plays back multimedia content on screen. ...
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 1:43 PM
Notifications
A notification will be sent when a specific event occurs based on the notifications selected for the user and thresholds set on the site. The most common not...
Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Panel
The panel (also known as screen, display, monitor, TV, or projector) connects to the media player and is the medium for displaying multimedia content.
Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 at 2:01 PM